Regulation 13 Fee Support GenerallyI1

Fee support under this Part in respect of an academic year may not exceed the fees payable by the eligible student in respect of that academic year.

For the purposes of calculating the amount of fee support under this Part, an institution that provides courses designated by regulation 4 of the Education (Student Support) (Dance and Drama) Regulations 1999^f1 is not to be regarded as publicly funded by reason only that it receives public funds from the governing body of a higher education institution in accordance with section 65(3A) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f2.

An eligible student to whom paragraph (4) applies is treated as if the eligible student were in attendance on the designated course for the purpose of qualifying for fee support.

This paragraph applies to—

F1Subject to paragraph (5A), An eligible student who is undertaking a distance learning course does not qualify for any fee support under this Part in respect of that course unless the Welsh Ministers consider that the student is undertaking the course in Wales on the first day of the first academic year.

Paragraph (5) does not apply where—

An eligible student who is undertaking a distance learning course will no longer qualify for any fee support under this Part in respect of that course if the Welsh Ministers consider that the student is undertaking the course outside the United Kingdom.

But paragraph (6) does not apply where the student is undertaking the course outside the United Kingdom because the student or a close relative of the student is serving as a member of the armed forces.